Nanavidha, 狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补, Nana-vidha: 24 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious sorts (of pain)鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]鈥斺�淸...] [He performs the ritual when people are afflicted by] skin diseases, etc., fevers, untimely death or various sorts of pain (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补鈥�du岣hair 苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补i艣), past faults or seizing spirits. Diseases from snake poison, etc., insect bites, etc., rheumatism, change in form, phlegm, hemorrhoids, eye diseases, skin diseases, etc., internal disease, and sickness caused by wounds, etc., by the thousands [can occur] if various sorts of evils touch the ma峁囜笉ala, a defect arises from offense [occurs]. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious kinds (of articles of homage)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.37 (鈥淭he letter of betrothal is dispatched鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] Urged by them lovingly, Him膩cala caused the letter of betrothal to be written by Garga, his priest. He dispatched the letter of betrothal to 艢iva along with articles of homage (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补鈥�苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑腻stu s膩magrya岣�) through his kinsmen. Those people arrived at Kail膩sa and handed over the letter to 艢iva after applying the holy mark on his forehead. After being duly honoured by the lord, they returned highly delighted to the penance of the mountain. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious sorts (of contemplations)鈥�, according to the Yogab墨ja 80.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing the connection between mind and breath: 鈥淭he mind cannot be subdued by contemplations of various sorts (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补). Therefore, the breath alone is the means to the conquest of it. There is no other way鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious sorts (of worms)鈥� (causing problems for Hawks), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: 鈥淸...] From eating putrified, stale and indigestible meat, various sorts (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补) of worms are often found to grow in the stomach of hawks. For their destruction, two parts of 惫颈岣峚峁単补 and one part of musk are to be mixed and administered with care and discretion鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasi峁僪a and the Early Transmission of T膩jika Astrology狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to the 鈥渧arious kinds (of results)鈥� (of annual horoscopy), according to the first chapter of the 贬腻测补苍补谤补迟苍补鈥攁 nibandha or meta-commentary drawing on many important expositions of T膩jika or Perso-Arabic astrology.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he word T膩jika denotes the treatise composed by Yavan膩c膩rya in the Persian language, comprising one area of astrology and having for its outcome the prediction of the various kinds of results (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补-phala) of annual [horoscopy] and so on. That same treatise was rendered into the Sanskrit language by those born after him, Samarasi峁僪a and other Brahmans versed in grammar, and that [work], too, is denoted by the word T膩jika鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious鈥�, 鈥渆ndless鈥� or 鈥渄iverse (opinions)鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as Janaka says to A峁ａ弓avakra]: 鈥淯sing the tweezers of the knowledge of the truth I have managed to extract the painful thorn of endless (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补) opinions from the recesses of my heart. [苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补par膩mar艣a艣alyoddh膩ra岣� k峁泃o may膩] For me, established in my own glory, there is no religion, sensuality, possessions, philosophy, duality or even non-duality. For me established in my own glory, there is no past, future or present. There is no space or even eternity. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) or 狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补lepa refers to one of the topics discussed in the 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补 is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gop膩la Sena, Kavir膩ja, of Dv膩randh膩. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥敱纺宀阅灞咕被宄蟛�-lepa in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: 苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补lep膩岣� .
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) 狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渕any (types of punishments)鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩rami迟腻艣膩stra (chapter 21).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Finally, the immoral person is always fearful, like a sick man who constantly fears the approach of death, or a person guilty of the five sins leading to immediate damnation and who always says he is the enemy of the Buddha. He hides himself and lies like a brigand fearful of being taken. Years, months and days pass; he never finds any safety. Although the immoral man may get honors and benefits, his happiness is impure: it is as though madmen had dressed and adorned a corpse, and wise people, who know it, do not want to look at it. These are the many (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补) innumerable (补辫谤补尘腻峁嘺) punishments of immorality; all of them could not be enumerated. The ascetic will therefore carefully observe the precepts鈥�.
2) Nanavidha (啶ㄠえ啶掂た啶�) refers to a 鈥渘ine-fold classification鈥� of dharmas, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩rami迟腻艣膩stra chapter XLIX. Taken individually (pratyeka), dharmas are ninefold (nanavidha):
- They have existence (bhava),
- Each has its own attribution,
- Each has its own power (bala),
- They each have their own causes (hetu).
- They each have their own object (腻濒补尘产补苍补).
- They each have their own effect (phala).
- They each have their own essence (辫谤补办峁泃颈).
- They each have their own limits (paryanta).
- They each have their own opening up (耻诲驳丑腻峁璦苍补) and preparations (prayoga).
When the dharmas arise, their existence and their other attributes make up nine things in all.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩rami迟腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious sorts (of marks)鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 vermillion colored body equal radiance as six heroic V墨ri峁嚹�, loving mouth, Naked in arm (nagnabhuja) from the Vasu, a seizer of bodies, with various sorts of marks (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补-l膩帽chana)鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�) refers to 鈥渧arious kinds鈥� (of paths of meditation), according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲ho is able to explain the inconceivable power of this [self]? And that [power] is from traversing the path of meditation which is of various kinds (苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补-dhy膩napadav墨)鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 : (adj.) various; divers.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 refers to: divers, various, motley PvA. 53, 96, 113, and passim;
Note: 苍腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 is a Pali compound consisting of the words 苍腻苍腻 and vidha.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�).鈥�a. of various sorts, diverse, manifold.
狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 苍腻苍腻 and vidha (啶掂た啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-诲丑补岣�-诲丑腻-诲丑补峁�) 1. In various ways. 2. Of various sorts or kinds. E. 苍腻苍腻, and vidha kind.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑腻 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶оぞ).鈥攁dj. of various sorts, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 5, 110; manifold, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 46, 14. 笔峁泃丑补驳惫潞, i. e.
狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 苍腻苍腻 and 惫颈诲丑腻 (啶掂た啶оぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�).鈥擺adjective] manifold, different.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�):鈥擺=苍腻苍腻-vidha] [from 苍腻苍腻] mfn. of various sorts, multiform, manifold, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�):鈥擺苍腻苍腻-vidha] (dha岣�-dh膩-dha峁�) a. Various.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�):鈥�(a) varied, variegated, multifarious; miscellaneous; hence ~[迟腻] (nf).
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary狈腻苍腻惫颈诲丑补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶掂た啶�):鈥攁dv. in many ways or methods; differently; variously;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nana-vitam-aypo, Nanavidhacittakamma, Nanavidhacittarupa, Nanavidhadanda, Nanavidhadijaganupakujita, Nanavidhaditthika, Nanavidhakhajja, Nanavidhakimikulakula, Nanavidhakunapabharita, Nanavidhakusumasamakinna, Nanavidhakusumavassa, Nanavidhalepa, Nanavidham, Nanavidhaphala, Nanavidhashanti, Nanavidhasnana.
Full-text (+2): Nanavidhashanti, Nanavidhacittakamma, Nanavidham, Nanavidhakhajja, Nanavidhacittarupa, Nanavidhadanda, Nanavidhaditthika, Vidha, Vattamulakananavidhadukkhuppada, Vratashanti, Naanavidh, Nanavidhaphala, Nanavidhalepa, Nana, Nanavidhasnana, Sarupata, Abhidhyana, Dhyanapadavi, Lanchana, Kama.
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